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Saturday 30th July 2022 will go down in history as one of the few days that the ancient town of Ijebu-Jesa witnessed the influx of erudite scholars from across Nigeria …

Zimbabwe: Reserve Bank to Release Smaller Gold Coins in November

14 August 2022

[The Exchange] The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has committed to introducing lower denomination gold coins. In his Mid-Term Monetary Policy statement released yesterday, Dr. Mangudya said the RBZ would be releasing smaller gold coins in mid-November to allow more buyers. [...]

Ethiopia: PM Abiy Inaugurates Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone

14 August 2022

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has today inaugurated the Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone, which is believed to improve Ethiopia's entire economy by boosting the import and export trade of the country. [...]

Zimbabwe: Govt Suspends e-Passport Processing Nationwide - Officials Cite Major Equipment Breakdown

14 August 2022

[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE's electronic passports processing has been put on hold indefinitely following a major machine breakdown. [...]

Zimbabwe: Bulawayo Parking Firms Insists It's a Zimbabwean and Not SA-Based Company

14 August 2022

[New Zimbabwe] Tendy Three Investments (TTI) has cleared misconceptions that it is a South African company only in Bulawayo to generate revenue and take it to its home country. [...]

Nigeria: FG Threatens to Sanction Chinese Firm Over Slow Pace of Rail Project

14 August 2022

[Daily Trust] The federal government has threatened to mete out a stiff sanction to the China Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC) over the firm's alleged failure to provide 85 per cent counterpart fund for the the rail project in some parts of the country. [...]

Kenya: Wealthy Citizens Saved Over U.S.$17 Million Daily Before Polls

13 August 2022

[The Exchange] As per data provided by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), the total value of foreign currency bank deposits in Kenya reached a new all-time high of Sh891.5 billion in June, up from Sh829.50 billion in May. This represents the most significant monthly increase in deposits ever recorded. [...]

South Africa: Recycling is About So Much More Than Waste #AfricaClimateCrisis

12 August 2022

[allAfrica] Millions of waste pickers and reclaimers around the world search through disposed of goods in dumpsites, and landfills for valuable recyclable materials that many consider worthless. [...]

Nigeria: Insecurity Stretching Resources - Buhari

13 August 2022

[Daily Trust] President Muhammadu Buhari has said the security challenges confronting the nation tend to stretch the deployment of security agencies, resources and national security apparatus. [...]

Ethiopia: 3rd Round Filling of Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Successful - Premier

12 August 2022

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The third round filling of Renaissance Dam has been successfully completed, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced. Speaking on the occasion, PM Abiy assured downstream countries of the Nile, Egypt and Sudan, that when Ethiopia set out to build a dam on the Nile, from the beginning it did not want to make the river to benefit only Ethiopia. "When we want to get the benefits that we deserve, we are also thinking that like Ethiopia, the other gifts of the Nile - Sudan and Egypt will use the river in their respe [...]

Uganda: How Profitable Is Boda Boda Business Amid Fuel Crisis?

12 August 2022

[Observer] Mike Ssentongo is living the life. A boda body rider, stationed in the busy and cosmopolitan Kisementi area, Ssentongo cannot be more grateful for choosing the boda boda as a source of financial freedom. [...]

Africa: Expanded Access to Solar Power in Africa Can Stimulate Economic Development - but There Are Risks

13 August 2022

[The Conversation Africa] UN Sustainable Development Goal 7 aspires to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. But in Africa, around 600 million people continue to live without access to electricity. Seeking to reach as many of these people as quickly as possible, African governments are signing agreements with foreign firms to deliver off-grid solar products to millions of households. [...]

Africa: Taliban Anniversary, Gaza Flare-Up, and a Telling Defeat for Al-Shabab - the Cheat Sheet

13 August 2022

[The New Humanitarian] Geneva -- Taliban anniversary, Gaza flare-up, and a telling defeat for al-Shabab [...]

Africa: The Hunger Factory (II) - the Modern Horsemen of the Apocalypse

13 August 2022

[IPS] Madrid -- While often too quickly attributing -quasi exclusively- the world unprecedented hunger tragedy to the current proxy war in Ukraine, other major causes remain hidden in plain sight. [...]

Africa: African Countries Seek to Revive Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline Dream

13 August 2022

[DW] The Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) as the trilateral project with a decadeslong history is officially called recently saw a fresh attempt at a revival when representatives from Algeria, Niger and Nigeria met in Niamey, Niger, in June. In July, the energy ministers of the three countries signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and agreed to set up a task force for the project with the aim of updating an existing feasibility study. [...]

Malawi: Malawi Still Not Doing Well in Combating Child Labour

12 August 2022

[Nyasa Times] Malawi is still not doing well in combating child labour in spite of the various interventions government and non-state actors have undertaken to deal with the vice. [...]

Rwanda: Senators Seek Increased Pension Benefits Amid Rising Cost of Living

12 August 2022

[New Times] Over 50 per cent of pensioners get less than Rwf30,000 monthly benefits, which is lower than the least required amount for a retiree to meet their basic needs. [...]

Rwanda: Food Prices Rise By 28% in Urban Areas

12 August 2022

[New Times] The Consumer Price Index that was released by National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, on August 10, 2022 indicates that prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages have increased by 28.6 percent in urban areas in July compared to the same month last year. [...]

Nigeria: Enhancing Aeronautical Services in Nigeria's Airspace

12 August 2022

[This Day] There is no doubt that the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has contributed immensely in safe flight operation in Nigeria. [...]

South Africa: DA Welcomes SA-EU Agreement On Citrus Imports

12 August 2022

[DA] The DA welcomes the agreement between the South African government and the European Commission regarding the possible destruction of citrus that had been underway to the European Union (EU) when new regulations were suddenly introduced. [...]

Nigeria: U.S Experts in Nigeria to Boost Aba Power Project

12 August 2022

[Leadership] A team of electricity experts from the United States has arrived Nigeria to start work as the technical partner of Aba Power Limited, a member of Geometric Power Limited founded by Professor Bart Nnaji, a former minister of Power and a globally respected engineer. [...]

Nigeria: 12 States Owing Workers' Salaries - Survey

12 August 2022

[Leadership] At least 12 states out of the 36 in the country are owing civil servants not less than one month salary as of July 2022 with some owing up to six months while some workers are yet to receive their pay for over three years. [...]

Nigeria: Labour Party Names Leader of Peter Obi's Campaign Communication Team

12 August 2022

[Premium Times] Mr Utomi said the team comprises media veterans who are professionals, passionate, and committed to the Nigerian people. [...]

Nigeria: University Workers' Strike - Group Tells NLC, TUC to Declare Nationwide Strike

12 August 2022

[Premium Times] The Joint Action Front (JAF) berated the government for failing to reach an agreement with the union over 180 days after the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) began its strike. [...]

Ghana: 'Review Mode in Engaging Citizenry On SIM Registration'

12 August 2022

[Ghanaian Times] The Progressive People's Party (PPP), has urged the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation to review the mode of getting the citizenry to engage in the ongoing SIM registration exercise with the Ghana Card. [...]

Ghana: Revise Resource Extraction Policies ... Energy Analyst Urges African Countries

12 August 2022

[Ghanaian Times] An energy analyst, Dr Abdulai Darimani, has urged Africa countries to re-examine their policy regime regarding the extraction of natural resources, especially fossil fuel. [...]

More US lawmakers visit Taiwan 12 days after Nancy Pelosi trip

14 August 2022

Five-member US delegation will meet senior leaders to discuss US-Taiwan relations amid increasing tensions with China. [...]

‘No authority’: Iraq judiciary says it cannot dissolve parliament

14 August 2022

The Supreme Judicial Council responded to an ultimatum by Muqtada al-Sadr amid a paralysing political crisis. [...]

Al Jazeera Digital wins three Edward R Murrow Awards

14 August 2022

Al Jazeera English website wins top prizes in Breaking News, News Series and Feature Reporting categories. [...]

Armenia’s capital Yerevan hit by deadly explosion

14 August 2022

Mayor's office says an unknown number of people were trapped under rubble after an explosion hit the market in Yerevan. [...]

41 killed in Egypt church fire, including many children

14 August 2022

At least 45 people were also injured including policemen involved in the rescue effort in Giza city in Greater Cairo. [...]

Families appeal for more help on tenth day of Mexican mine rescue

14 August 2022

The fate of 10 miners remains unclear as rescuers continue operations at the flooded mine in Coahuila state. [...]

Photos: Mystery surrounds mass fish deaths in the Oder River

14 August 2022

Germany and Poland look for the cause of the mass fish die-off in the Oder, which runs through the two countries. [...]

Q&A: Anas Haqqani on one year of Taliban rule

14 August 2022

Taliban leader Anas Haqqani says his government would not allow armed groups to operate from its soil. [...]

How a border line divided a Kashmir village, split families

14 August 2022

The partition of the Indian subcontinent 75 years ago saw a Kashmir village divided and families split by borderline. [...]

Nicaraguan Catholics gather for mass after gov’t bans procession

14 August 2022

The Vatican has expressed concern over moves against the church amid the ongoing crackdown by President Daniel Ortega. [...]

‘I’ll be sacrificed’: The lost and sold daughters of Afghanistan

14 August 2022

Child marriage, lack of education, financial desperation; a year since the Taliban takeover, girls' futures are at risk. [...]

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 172

14 August 2022

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 172nd day, we take a look at the main developments. [...]

China’s Shanghai to reopen schools with daily COVID testing

14 August 2022

Authorities say all primary, middle and high schools, kindergartens and nurseries will reopen on September 1. [...]

Salman Rushdie off ventilator and talking after stabbing

14 August 2022

The novelist remains hospitalised with serious injuries but is now off life support and able to talk, says his agent. [...]

William Ruto edges ahead in Kenya’s presidential race

14 August 2022

Kenya remains on tenterhooks as partial official results show deputy president ahead in the presidential race. [...]

Several Israelis wounded in attack on Jerusalem bus

14 August 2022

Israeli police arrest suspected gunman after a shooting attack on a bus in Jerusalem's Old City. [...]

Mali PM Choguel Maiga placed on ‘forced rest’ by doctor

13 August 2022

Maiga is suffering from exhaustion after working for 14 months without break, his office says. [...]

Ukraine targeting Russians ‘shooting at, or from nuclear plant’

13 August 2022

President Zelenskyy says Ukraine is targeting Russian soldiers who shoot at the Zaporizhzhia plant, or use it as cover. [...]

How should we adapt to climate change?

13 August 2022

Scientists say intense droughts, wildfires and heatwaves are the new reality. [...]

Sri Lanka says controversial Chinese ship can dock in its port

13 August 2022

Sri Lanka confirms the Yuan Wang 5 ship will arrive next week, despite concerns raised by neighbouring India. [...]

Salman Rushdie attack: Suspect charged with attempted murder

13 August 2022

Hadi Matar, 24, is accused of attacking the author at event in New York state and is being held without bond. [...]

Mar-a-Lago, a security ‘nightmare’ that housed classified records

13 August 2022

Classified US government documents were seized from Donald Trump's sprawling Mar-a-Lago retreat in Florida. [...]

Iran, Lebanon reaction to Salman Rushdie attack

13 August 2022

Some offered praise for the assault targeting a writer they believe tarnished the Islamic faith with his 1988 book. [...]

Taliban disperses Afghan women’s march for ‘work and freedom’

13 August 2022

Demonstrators carrying a banner that read 'August 15 is a black day' demanded rights to work, political participation. [...]

Kenya gets historic number of female governors from August 9 vote

13 August 2022

The rise in female governors from Tuesday's vote is a small but significant improvement over 2017. [...]

Sarah Everard: Vigil protesters no longer face prosecution

14 August 2022

One of six people accused of breaking lockdown rules at the event says the decision is a "victory". [...]

Dagenham: Three murder arrests over death of 60-year-old man

14 August 2022

Police believe an altercation took place between a group of men and the victim. [...]

UK Black Pride event returns to London

14 August 2022

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says he is "proud to support" an event that is "more vital than ever". [...]

Man killed in shooting in Walthamstow

14 August 2022

The Met Police says it is "keeping an open mind" but believes the shooting was a "targeted attack". [...]

Wembley: Man dies after crash between bus and car

14 August 2022

Paramedics treated the man in his 70s but he was pronounced dead at the scene, police say. [...]

Rammey Marsh: Enfield blaze tackled by 70 firefighters

14 August 2022

The fire is producing a lot of smoke over the M25, London Fire Brigade says. [...]

London-North rail cuts: Grant Shapps criticises mayors

13 August 2022

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says mayors like Andy Burnham should "take the matter up with unions". [...]

UK heatwave: Looking down on London's parched parks

13 August 2022

Jason Hawkes on why the view from the sky tells its own story of London's drought. [...]

My son with schizophrenia was 'unlawfully deported' to Jamaica

13 August 2022

Eric Hall has 28 convictions but his family says he was not well enough to be put on a Home Office plane to Jamaica. [...]

UK heatwave: London officially declared in drought

12 August 2022

The announcement comes as temperatures are set to reach up to 37C this weekend in the capital. [...]

King's College London: Disabled student fighting for better access to campus

9 August 2022

Wheelchair user Naomi Stenning has been campaigning at King's College London for two years to improve access to buildings. [...]

Driving tests: More than half a million learners still waiting

10 August 2022

Young people like 18-year-old Eloise says it could be another year before they pass their test. [...]

The lockdown side-hustles that turned into full-time businesses

7 August 2022

The pandemic turned some people into savvy entrepreneurs but how many have ditched their day job? [...]

Wennington wildfires: 'Seeing my house like this just makes me sad'

4 August 2022

Alfie Stock watched his family home burn to the ground during last month's heatwave. [...]

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Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

14 August 2022

Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's Premier League game between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. [...]

Nottingham Forest 1-0 West Ham United: Declan Rice penalty saved as Forest hold on to beat Hammers

14 August 2022

Nottingham Forest ride their luck to claim their first Premier League win for 23 years with victory over West Ham, whose captain Declan Rice has a penalty saved. [...]

The Hundred: Adam Rossington hits fastest fifty as London Spirit win fourth in a row

14 August 2022

Adam Rossington hits the fastest fifty in The Hundred as London Spirit easily beat Northern Superchargers to make it four wins from four. [...]

Gabriel Jesus: Can striker be Arsenal's inspiration in quest for top four?

13 August 2022

Gabriel Jesus looks to be relishing his status as Arsenal's main striker following his £45m move from Manchester City - as Mikel Arteta, Martin Keown and Kevin Campbell have all noted. [...]

Taiwan blames politics for cancellation of global Pride event

14 August 2022

Taiwan on Friday blamed "political considerations" for the cancellation of WorldPride 2025 Taiwan after it said the organizers had insisted the word "Taiwan" be removed. [...]

India's 'Warren Buffett,' Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, dies at 62

14 August 2022

Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, sometimes called "India's Warren Buffett," died Sunday at age 62, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. [...]

She fled Afghanistan with her law degree sewn into her dress. Many of her colleagues were left behind

14 August 2022

When Fawzia Amini worked as a senior judge in Afghanistan's Supreme Court, she presided over cases of violent crimes against women, hearing harrowing and heart-breaking accounts of child marriage, sexual assault and femicide. [...]

Opinion: 'Decapitated bodies floating down the canal.' Remembering Indian Partition

14 August 2022

A small girl is woken in the night. The family is to travel immediately from their idyllic home near Lahore, in what is current-day Pakistan, to India. [...]

Johnson & Johnson will stop selling talc-based baby powder around the world in 2023

12 August 2022

Johnson & Johnson is abandoning talc-based baby powder next year and instead will make it with cornstarch. [...]

Italians have hilarious reaction to pizza giant's exit from Italy

12 August 2022

Domino's has formally shut its stores in Italy after seven years in the country, according to a report by Milano Today. [...]

Shell and Chevron shut Gulf of Mexico oil platforms after small leak halts pipelines

11 August 2022

Shell and Chevron both said on Thursday that the companies halted oil production at several platforms in the Gulf of Mexico following a small leak that knocked a pair of pipelines offline. [...]

Rivian losses surge to $1.7 billion as production ramps up

12 August 2022

Rivian said Thursday that it lost $1.7 billion in the second quarter of 2022 as it works to ramp up its vehicle production amid the on-going supply chain crunch. The automaker's losses more than doubled from the same period last year, when it lost $580 million. [...]

Not only is Lake Powell's water level plummeting because of drought, its total capacity is shrinking, too

21 March 2022

Lake Powell, the second-largest human-made reservoir in the US, has lost nearly 7% of its potential storage capacity since 1963, when Glen Canyon Dam was built, a new report shows. [...]

These were the best and worst places for air quality in 2021, new report shows

22 March 2022

Air pollution spiked to unhealthy levels around the world in 2021, according to a new report. [...]

Big-box stores could help slash emissions and save millions by putting solar panels on roofs. Why aren't more of them doing it?

20 March 2022

As the US attempts to wean itself off its heavy reliance on fossil fuels and shift to cleaner energy sources, many experts are eyeing a promising solution: your neighborhood big-box stores and shopping malls. [...]

The bathing suit silhouette is radically changing

27 July 2022

When bombshell "Baywatch"-era one-pieces and teeny bikinis reigned in the 1990s, relief for many women came in the form of the tankini -- a tank-top silhouette that offered more coverage than most two-pieces, but could still be modest, sporty or sexy. It was one of the few innovations at a time when women's swim styles only catered to few body types and style preferences -- and even got the stamp of approval on Sports Illustrated's 1990 Swimsuit Issue cover. [...]

In pictures: Olivia Newton-John's best style moments

9 August 2022

The enduring image of Olivia Newton-John may always be one of permed hair, bare shoulders and black spandex on the set of "Grease". But the late actress and singer, who died Monday aged 73, was a fashion icon before -- and long after -- the blockbuster musical. [...]

US returns looted relics of 'extraordinary cultural value' to Cambodia

9 August 2022

New York officials have returned 30 cultural artifacts to Cambodia, including a 10th-century Khmer sculptural "masterpiece," after the items were illegally sold to private collectors and a US museum. [...]

Shirtless Adam Driver goes viral for Burberry. Again

5 August 2022

As we enter August, there is one definitive accessory making summer headlines: an enviable set of sculpted abs. [...]

Inside Sienna Miller's charming English country cottage

1 August 2022

British actor Sienna Miller is no newcomer to the countryside. In fact, she bought her idyllic rural bolthole over a decade ago. The purchase came after Miller's big industry breaks "Alfie" (2004) and "Layer Cake" (2004); a brief but highly publicized relationship with co-star Jude Law and her subsequent anointment as one of the "It Girl"s of noughties London. "It was a time when there was a lot of press attention on me, and I wanted somewhere to escape," explained Miller, in an exclusive interview with Architectural Digest for its annual September Style issue. "I bought the house on a… [...]

India's weddings are changing -- and so is its bridalwear

2 August 2022

More than a dozen leading designers showcased their creations at India Couture Week (ICW), offering a glimpse -- among much else -- at the bridalwear trends shaping one of the world's largest wedding markets. [...]

Europe's most beautiful towns

8 August 2022

Paris, Rome, Barcelona... Europe's cities are bucket list destinations, and rightly so. But the continent's small towns are a dream, too, with all the beautiful architecture and much of the culture you'll find in the big hitters, only with fewer crowds to share them with. [...]

US couple transforms abandoned Italian house into dream home with an elevator

7 August 2022

Buyers from all around the world have been snapping up dilapidated Italian homes at rock bottom prices over the past few years as numerous depopulated towns and villages attempt to revive their dwindling communities by offering property bargains. [...]

Say goodbye to your favorite Italian beach break

29 July 2022

It's the Italian dream: sprawling on one of the Mediterranean's best beaches, drink in hand, moving only to eat some freshly caught fish or pick up another glass of local wine. [...]

Eerie abandoned passenger plane sits on Red Sea floor

22 July 2022

Coming across this unexpected shape on the seabed is enough to take your breath away -- so it's a good job you'd probably have a tankful of breaths strapped to your back. [...]

23 of the world's best hiking trails

25 July 2022

From a multi-day trek tracing the routes of a Japanese poet, to a classic clamber in the Argentinian Lake District, there are thousands of incredible trails that allow us to get up close to nature. [...]

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